Top 25 Albums of 2022

In a year of legends releasing music alongside some of the most promising upcoming names in music, we saw barriers broken, genres blended and even created, and I feel this year will be the catalyst to what we see across music for years to come. The softcore sounds of Jean Dawson, alternative hiphop from grouptherapy. and a truly never before heard style of hip-hop from MAVI on his latest album, there was an album for everyone this year. With that said we took on the task to list some of our favorites from a year that won’t be forgotten in music.

1. Kendrick Lamar - “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers”

2. Vince Staples - “Ramona Park Broke My Heart”

3. Smino - “Luv 4 rent”

4. SZA - “SOS”

5. JID - “The Forever Story”

6. Ravyn Lenae - “HYPNOS”

7. MAVI - “Laughing So Hard, It Hurts”

8. FKA Twigs - “CAPRISONGS”

9. redveil - “learn 2 swim”

10. 070 Shake - “You Can’t Kill Me”

11. Earl Sweatshirt - “SICK!”

12. Joey Bada$$ - “2000”

13. Little Simz - “NO THANK YOU”

14. grouptherapy. - “Truth Be Told”

15. Ajna - “Lifelines”

16. Wakai - “To A Dark Boy”

17. Jean Dawson - “CHAOS NOW*”

18. Arima Ederra - “An Orange Colored Day”

19. Brent Faiyaz - “WASTELAND”

20. Doechii - “she / her / black bitch”

21. Joony - “Pretty In Black”

22. Pusha T - “It’s Almost Dry”

23. Wiki & Subjxct 5 - “Cold Cuts”

24. The Alchemist & Roc Marciano - “The Elephant Man’s Bones”

25. Sideshow - “WEGHATA TAPES VOL. 1”